Parise's goal was short-handed and came at 14:24 of the first period, after Islanders goalie Joey MacDonald fell while chasing the puck behind his net. The puck came out to Parise, who quickly banged it in.

Elias scored at 5:21 of the second period on a slapshot from the top of the left circle. Salmella scored from the slot with 5:57 left.

The Devils improved to 3-2-0 in the pre-season.

MacDonald made 19 saves for the Islanders (2-2-0) in their only pre-season game at home.